ModsJava
NBS Player
Minecraft Java mod. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.
⬇ Download on CurseForgeLove note block songs, want to play them while playing Minecraft but don't want to use Note Block Studio and switch between two programs? Then this mod is for you.
This Forge mod can play note block songs (.nbs files) placed in Minecraft's songs folder, and can be controlled by commands, keybindings or a GUI.
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How to use:
- Put the mod into Minecraft's mods folder.
- Find some note block song (.nbs) files and put them into Minecraft's songs folder.
- Launch Minecraft Forge and get into any server or world.
- Type /nbsplay. You should start hearing some music.
- To pause, type /nbsstop. To go to the next song, type /nbsnext. To refresh all songs, type /nbsrefresh.
- The mod also has a unique GUI to control. Type /nbsgui or press up arrow to bring it up. Click on a song to play, click somewhere on the timeline at the bottom to seek, or click on the small bar above two buttons to the left to change the volume.
- You can also use the down arrow key to play/pause. This key, and also the up arrow key to bring up the GUI, are configurable in Controls menu.
NOTE:
- If you play note block songs with 1.12+ instruments (guitar, bell, flute, chime, xylophone) in 1.8, you won't hear those instruments. To fix it, use this resource pack.
- This mod is completely client-side, it doesn't send packets or things anywhere (see the source code), so you don't have to worry about being banned on any server for having this in your mods folder...
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on CurseForge — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
File checked by MCModsHub
- Ships as NBS Player 0.3 (Forge 1.8).jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 28 KB
- Download link checked 3 Nov 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.